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County:

Anderson County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45007

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

204,339

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

5.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

44

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

105,474

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

133,235

26.3%

18.3%

8.0%

1990:

145,196

9.0%

3.8%

5.2%

2000:

165,740

14.1%

10.3%

3.9%

2005:

175,514

5.9%

4.5%

1.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

134,151

80.9%

0-to-19:

44,859

27.1%

Black:

27,399

16.5%

20-to-39:

44,964

27.1%

Hispanic:

1,832

1.1%

40-to-59:

45,677

27.6%

American Indian:

336

0.2%

60-plus:

30,240

18.2%

Other:

2,022

1.2%

Median Age:

37.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

230.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.9%

Median Family Income:

$44,229

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.1%

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